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KyleGoetz 07-01-2009 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MMM (Post 740709)
Jim Breen has lots of things SpaceALC doesn't, and vice versa. I usually have both open at the same time.

For example, a word as fundamental as 金星 (planet Venus) is "dazzling victory" in Jim Breen.

On the other hand, many katakana names appear in Jim Breen that don't appear in SpaceALC, so when in doubt I check both.
You make a very strong point. I think the fact that Jim Breen actively involves himself in the development of WWWJDIC at a grassroots level is the reason there is such an abundance of katakana names and such. He's a good guy. Hangs out on USENET at sci.lang.japan. Pretty smart.

liquidfreedom88 07-02-2009 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Khengi (Post 740717)
Glad everyone is enjoying this very much. Hopefully we can have more Japanese speakers on the forum that can speak with us who already know the language :)
そうですよね！　日本語を勉強しましょう！

Khengi 07-02-2009 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by liquidfreedom88 (Post 740828)
そうですよね！　日本語を勉強します！
アイロニックのね。僕の丁寧語は下手・・・

liquidfreedom88 07-02-2009 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Khengi (Post 740829)
アイロニックのね。僕の丁寧語は下手・・・
ね。。　何ことなの？　僕の丁寧語は下手・・・　って 　:confused:

Khengi 07-02-2009 04:55 AM
My polite Japanese (desu, -masu...) is poorly lacking, as I excell in casual forms, though I still have the occasionally grammatical error.

丁寧語: polite language
下手: the opposite of 上手 (it's in reverse, funny ain't it). Pronounced へた, it means unskillful, awkward, poor, etc.

Can also mean a Sumo wrestler's belt haha.

分かったな？笑

僕ははっきりしなかったかな・・・？


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